as mentioned in He stole second base, but with one out attempted to swipe third and was tagged out due to coming off the bag. Mariners reliever Dylan Unsworth retired Trayce Thompson, and after Bellinger stole second base, Ike Davis, to complete a fifth scoreless inning. Iwakuma also struggled with his command, walking two of the first three batters he faced in the second inning. Madison Younginer took over in the bottom of the seventh and promptly allowed a leadoff double to Guillermo Heredia. Mitchell White, the Dodgers’ second-round pick in the 2016 Draft, took over in the fourth inning for his second Spring Training appearance.

Throughout Spring Training, Kershaw regularly found issue with his performance. This one is always hard, the last one of Spring Training, trying to get out of here, a lot of distractions. Just a lot of stuff, I’m thankful it doesn’t count. I’m thankful it doesn’t count. The three-time Cy Young Award winner addressed his shaky outing and expressed some relief on putting Spring Training behind him, via SportsNet LA:“Not a lot of good stuff.

as declared in The deal went awry amid a spotty physical, and the Dodgers went on to sign Kenta Maeda. But first, Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Hideki Iwakuma and the Seattle Mariners. In five days Clayton Kershaw will take the ball for his seventh straight Opening Day start. Mitchell White, selected by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2016 Draft, is among the pitchers scheduled to follow Kershaw. Chris Taylor, still competing to earn one of the remaining bench spots on the Dodgers’ active roster, starts at shortstop.